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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 25, 1991 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Reconstruction of Flexor Tendon Pulley with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (E-Ptfe)

Gunnar Hanff Department of Hand Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Lars B. Dahlin Department of Hand Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Göran Lundborg Department of Hand Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Pages 25-30 | Received 02 Jul 1990, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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